For decades, there has been a growing silly stereotype that police officers feed mostly on doughnuts, perpetuated by cartoons such as "The Simpsons" in the past couple of decades - but there's one Connecticut shop that's not allowing officers of the law to get their breakfast, as there are issues between Dunkin Donuts and police.
Last week, one officer of the law in West Hartford, Connecticut, was waiting in line to get his order at a local venue of the breakfast chain (located at the city's 1234 Farmington Avenue), but he was denied service, as he was told Dunkin Donuts and police didn't mix well.
According to AOL, the Dunkin Donuts police situation wasn't due to any sort of policy from the chain, but in fact it was the person serving who prompted this odd behavior, after the Dunkin Donuts employee loudly told a room full of customers (including a queuing police officer) that his order wouldn't be taken.
"He didn't get the message. We don't serve cops here," said the unnamed female employee who prompted the Dunkin Donuts police discussion; the officer then proceeded to leave the premises, though the Dunkin employee has since said she was trying to make an admittedly bad joke.
According to The Inquisitr, after the poor-form joke, the Dunkin Donuts police incident got even more awkward as the employee (as well as the restaurant's manager) chased the officer to the parking lot before leaving the premises, offering free coffee for insulting him - which the cop refused, asking them to publicly apologize to their patrons instead.
Of course, this has prompted a wave of discomfort towards Dunkin Donuts in social media, as many take to Twitter to ask what prompted this uncomfortable affair.
In a statement to The Hartford Courant regarding the Dunkin Donuts police incident, the chain has said their employee "exhibited poor judgment" and that the franchise has apologized officially to the officer - so hopefully it's all well now!